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1930s-style kitchen, in the new "Open House" museum at Xintiandi, Shanghai.

Xintiandi spells "shanghai"

Shanghai's Xintiandi entertainment district is famous for its restaurants and bars in Shikumen ho...

China Graham Simmons

Dragons and Tigers

Title: Dragons and Tigers. A Geography of South, East and Southeast Asia. Author: Barbara A. Weig...

China / Vietnam / Myanmar ThingsAsian Booklist

Backpackers take a break on the eve of war.

Trekking Through Troubled Times

It's just past noon on a Wednesday at the Cloud Nine Café and Hotel in Guangxi province's Yangsh...

China Joshua Samuel Brown

Kung Pao Vegetables

Recipe: Kung Pao Vegetables

Originating in the province of Szechuan, Kung Pao is one of China's favorite dishes. This basic s...

China Celeste Heiter

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The Arrangement: Feng Shui for Harmony and Good Fortune

Even before Marco Polo returned from his travels with silk, spaghetti and fireworks, the secrets ...

China Celeste Heiter

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Recipe: You Tiau - Chinese Crullers

A much simplified dish from the original version, these crullers can be eaten as appetizers or as...

China Habeeb Salloum

Book Review: The Bewitching Braid

Henrique de Senna Fernandes' The Bewitching Braid (Hong Kong University Press, 2004)begins as a s...

China Joshua Samuel Brown

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Landmark Shanghai hotel gets modern makeover...

China AFP/D'Arcy Doran

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Rambling around ancient towns in China….

South China, a never-ending theme for me. If one day you travel to China, never miss old towns th...

China vjpedia

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Taiwan collector sees footbinding as forerunner to modern fashion

Three-inch lotus - footbinding in China...

China / Taiwan AFP/Amber Wang

Chop Suey

Recipe: Chop Suey

Its name means ‘mixed bits', and a typical Chop Suey consists of a stir-fry of meat such as chi...

China Celeste Heiter

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Saints, Sinners, and Sex in China

Like the Kama Sutra , Li Yu's novel The Carnal Prayer Mat is not exactly the kind of book that yo...

China Kenneth Champeon

Two Nights in Shanghai

Three anxious knocks bring me to the door of the shared hostel room. Behind it is the perplexed-l...

China Nolan Webb

Bicycles on the streets of Shanghai, China.

Modern China pedals away from iconic bicycle

In Maoist China, the famed Flying Pigeon bicycle was a symbol of the egalitarian nation's "iron r...

China AFP/Francois Bougon

Imperial China Meets Star Trek In Shanghai

You Italian women, spat the angry Chinese man who's touting attempts I'd deflected by pretending ...

China Susan Storm

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The Chinese Consider Ginseng A Cure For All Ailments

First mentioned by the Emperor Sen Nug 5,000 years ago, ginseng has long been thought by the Chin...

China Habeeb Salloum

Four Women in Tibet: The Journey to Everest

Looking for fellow travelers to trek to Everest Base Camp. See April at the Yak Hotel. Two d...

China April Thompson

Imperial Mushrooms

'Farewell My Concubine' Chinese Recipes and Photos

This unusual menu of Chinese dishes includes Imperial Mushrooms, Tofu Delight, Lemon Blossom Soup...

China Celeste Heiter

Film Review: Unleashed

In a time when the average martial-arts movie is a shallow film with just enough plot to justify ...

China Will Raus

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Saffron spice, used in cooking the world over to add taste and colour, comes from the Kashmiri cr...

China / India AFP/Izhar Wani

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